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Immigration Statistics > Refugees > US applications (most recent) by country

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   Somalia  27.4%
   Ethiopia  16.3%
   Liberia  14.9%
   Cuba  7.2%
   Bosnia and Herzegovina  5.6%
   Ukraine  4.4%
   Sierra Leone  4.3%
   Sudan  4.1%
   Iran  3%
   Vietnam  2.6%
   Afghanistan  2.4%
   Russia  2%
   Iraq  1.8%
   Eritrea  0.8%
   Belarus  0.6%
   Croatia  0.3%
   Armenia  0.3%
   Congo, Democratic Republic of the  0.3%
   Kazakhstan  0.2%
   Azerbaijan  0.2%


Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1     Somalia: 24,458 
# 2     Ethiopia: 14,585 
# 3     Liberia: 13,283 
# 4     Cuba: 6,419 
# 5     Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5,036 
# 6     Ukraine: 3,959 
# 7     Sierra Leone: 3,878 
# 8     Sudan: 3,680 
# 9     Iran: 2,727 
# 10     Vietnam: 2,361 
# 11     Afghanistan: 2,138 
# 12     Russia: 1,748 
# 13     Iraq: 1,583 
# 14     Eritrea: 738 
# 15     Belarus: 548 
# 16     Croatia: 307 
# 17     Armenia: 265 
# 18     Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 246 
# 19     Kazakhstan: 209 
# 20     Azerbaijan: 180 
# 21     Rwanda: 151 
# 22     Moldova: 139 
# 23     Uzbekistan: 112 
# 24     Burundi: 80 
# 25     Congo, Republic of the: 78 
# 26     Estonia: 76 
# 27     Latvia: 54 
# 28     Togo: 45 
= 29     Nigeria: 33 
= 29     Georgia: 33 
# 31     Lithuania: 25 
= 32     Algeria: 21 
= 32     Gambia, The: 21 
# 34     Tajikistan: 19 
# 35     Kyrgyzstan: 16 
# 36     Tanzania: 15 
# 37     Angola: 12 
= 38     Cambodia: 11 
= 38     Yemen: 11 
= 40     Sri Lanka: 10 
= 40     Burma: 10 
# 42     Cameroon: 9 
# 43     Senegal: 8 
= 44     Pakistan: 7 
= 44     Djibouti: 7 
= 44     Ghana: 7 
= 47     Lebanon: 6 
= 47     Egypt: 6 
= 47     Central African Republic: 6 
= 50     China: 5 
= 50     United Arab Emirates: 5 
= 50     Turkmenistan: 5 
# 53     Syria: 4 
= 54     Kenya: 3 
= 54     Thailand: 3 
# 56     Israel: 2 
= 57     Zambia: 1 
= 57     Albania: 1 
= 57     Poland: 1 
= 57     Germany: 1 
= 57     Laos: 1 
= 57     Uganda: 1 
= 57     Guinea-Bissau: 1 
= 57     Zimbabwe: 1 
Total: 89,411  
Weighted average: 1,397.0  


DEFINITION: Number of refugee status applications filed in the United States in 2002, listed by country of chargeability

SOURCE: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

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